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playbill.com
The article reports that researchers at Mid Sweden University, Mats Tinnsten and Peter Carlsson, are aiming to recreate the acoustical quality of Stradivarius violins. They will present their findings at an acoustics conference in Lisbon; they acknowledge that exact replication is unlikely due to the living nature of wood, but hope computer-assisted methods can help overcome some variability.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 235-year-old cello on loan to David Edmonds, a member of the Myrios Quartet, was stolen from his car at a car wash in Chorlton Road, Old Trafford. The instrument, labeled Carcassi, 1770, is valued around £10,000, though not a genuine Carcassi, and police are investigating.
nytimes.com
The New York Philharmonic is discussed in relation to women dominating some violin sections and rising numbers in prominent roles such as concertmasters; comparisons are made with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
wiadomosci.wp.pl
The authenticity of the instrument is not confirmed and a conservator will verify it. The violin remains in a depot because the man did not have permission to export it. The owner said the instrument is old and bought by his father 15 years ago, and he planned to take it to England where his brother lives.